Issue Summary

American, Southwest, and Alaska showed again that conditions in the U.S. weren’t as bad in Q3 as they were in Q2. But that’s not to say they still weren’t bad. In fact, they were awful, far from anything resembling a true recovery. There’s light ahead, however, even amid worsening infection rates, as traveler fears dissipate, testing trials begin, cost cuts are enacted, route networks are updated, and vaccine development progresses.